Phrases that annoy you the most

Phrases that annoy you the most

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Mr Penguin

1,247 posts

40 months

Saturday 23rd March
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"Eats" when used as a noun, as in the phrase "restaurant selling vegan eats"

Michael_B

477 posts

101 months

Sunday 24th March
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Mr Penguin said:
"Eats" when used as a noun, as in the phrase "restaurant selling vegan eats"
Indeed. "Ask" as a noun makes my teeth itch even more, as in "That's a big ask..."

STFU !!!!

snuffy

9,805 posts

285 months

Sunday 24th March
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"i'm sorry to bother you.." said by someone knocking on my front door and therefore bothering me.

"Well, don't do it then" seems to stump them.




Michael_B

477 posts

101 months

Sunday 24th March
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snuffy said:
"i'm sorry to bother you.." said by someone knocking on my front door and therefore bothering me.

"Well, don't do it then" seems to stump them.
Often people at work come into my office saying “Je peux te poser une question?” My response is usually “Déjà fait… alors c’est quoi ta vraie question?”

mickk

28,916 posts

243 months

Sunday 24th March
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NRG1976 said:
I hope this email finds you well.

I haven’t seen you in a minute.
It's been an age.

snuffy

9,805 posts

285 months

Monday 25th March
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Last night on TV i saw an advert for a washing machine.

It has "AI".

fk off, no it does not.

I think I know what's happening here; anything that now performs a calculation, no matter how simple, is performing the function of a human brain.

2+2 = 4, your brain has worked that out.

2+2 = 4, the world's most basic pocket calculator can solve that.

Therefore, the calculator has performed the same function as you brain, ergo, the calculator can now be termed "AI".


Lotobear

6,378 posts

129 months

Monday 25th March
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Adverts, and other stuff, using the entirely disingenuous "up to" in relation to broadband speed, discount offers and such like.

And "what does...x... look like" in relation to unknown future events and things - it gained popularity during Brexit but has gained traction ever since. Mainly use by media types

Pit Pony

8,655 posts

122 months

Monday 25th March
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snuffy said:
Pit Pony said:
Actually, it's a very good attitude. To best learn, go do your own research first.

I did A level Design in the Early 80s. One homework was
WRITE about William Morris and the impact he had on society through his design ideals.

Now being a bit into cars, aged 17, I wrote an essay about William Morris and where he fitted into the UK motor industry.

Apparently there's another William Morris, who if alive today would embrace the use of Etsy. Might have managed to get a job at Laura Ashley as a junior on the Design office, but didn't change the world like The William Morris.
Well, you could then drive round in a Morris Minor with lovely patterned wallpaper instead of paint !
The tech design teacher, had a brans new Morris ital, which to be fair is more or less a Morris minor.

He definately painted the underside in green hammerite.

Pit Pony

8,655 posts

122 months

Monday 25th March
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Lotobear said:
Adverts, and other stuff, using the entirely disingenuous "up to" in relation to broadband speed, discount offers and such like.

And "what does...x... look like" in relation to unknown future events and things - it gained popularity during Brexit but has gained traction ever since. Mainly use by media types
Prices from £x. (Especially home insurance or flights)

Say it like is it

Minimum price of at least £X, but the mean average is £Y



LunarOne

5,220 posts

138 months

Monday 25th March
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Pit Pony said:
Lotobear said:
Adverts, and other stuff, using the entirely disingenuous "up to" in relation to broadband speed, discount offers and such like.

And "what does...x... look like" in relation to unknown future events and things - it gained popularity during Brexit but has gained traction ever since. Mainly use by media types
Prices from £x. (Especially home insurance or flights)

Say it like is it

Minimum price of at least £X, but the mean average is £Y
Mean average??!

Lordbenny

8,588 posts

220 months

Monday 25th March
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E3134 said:
sorry, I haven't scrolled through.

The way that people say 100% instead of simple yes or certainly etc etc.
I did mention that one….Usually footballing types!


Also…


I’m not gonna lie….seems to be a black phrase in my experience.

omniflow

2,589 posts

152 months

Monday 25th March
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"Little Man" or "My Little Man".

Please JUST fk RIGHT OFF.

He's either your child, your son - possibly with one or more modifiers as to where he sits in the sequence - but there is no way you can describe him as your "Little Man" until he reaches 18 and fails to attain a height of 5ft. Even then, I think it would be quite insulting to call him that even if it was technically accurate.

DavieW

754 posts

109 months

Monday 25th March
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Heard the phrase "baby momma" on a forgettable radio advert today

RichB

51,640 posts

285 months

Monday 25th March
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DavieW said:
Heard the phrase "baby momma" on a forgettable radio advert today
I have no idea what that could mean!

Monkeylegend

26,467 posts

232 months

Monday 25th March
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DavieW said:
Heard the phrase "baby momma" on a forgettable radio advert today
Not that forgettable though smile

Abbott

2,420 posts

204 months

Wednesday 27th March
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any news coverage on any subject "How did that make you feel?"

EBRANDON1

144 posts

5 months

Wednesday 27th March
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When people sign off an email with just their initial. You're not a secret service agent, or a rapper.

snuffy

9,805 posts

285 months

Wednesday 27th March
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EBRANDON1 said:
When people sign off an email with just their initial. You're not a secret service agent, or a rapper.
We get that crap at work, gives me the impression that they think that are so important they only need put a single initial.

S

EBRANDON1

144 posts

5 months

Wednesday 27th March
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snuffy said:
We get that crap at work, gives me the impression that they think that are so important they only need put a single initial.

S
Knew that was coming biggrin

snuffy

9,805 posts

285 months

Wednesday 27th March
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EBRANDON1 said:
snuffy said:
We get that crap at work, gives me the impression that they think that are so important they only need put a single initial.

S
Knew that was coming biggrin
Well, I didn't want to disappoint you !